By Goodnews Buekor
One does not need to be super rich or even a celebrity to look classy or expensive. Looking glamorous is easy when you know and apply a few minimal fashion hacks.
How To Look Classy On A Low Budget
Behind The Beauty of Africa’s Unstoppable Supermodel Liya Kebede
By Meresia Aloo
Ms Liya Kebede, is an unstoppable Ethiopian-born supermodel, international clothing designer, and top-notch actor who began her career at the mere age of 16 and became a mother at the age of 22.
7 Tips To Help Teen Girls Follow Their Passion
A child’s identity begins the moment they are born; however, the teenage phase is a defining period. In this phase, critical decisions that will affect and shape their identities into adulthood will be made. One of such is the frequently asked question, “What will you want to be when you grow up?” Parents play a crucial role when it concerns kids’ aspirations of what they want to be. The adolescent age is where self-limiting thoughts can appear especially for girls, but the parent can help keep the passion of the teenage girl in check through conversations and creating the right opportunities.
APWEN Calls for Deliberate Efforts to Bridge the Existing Gender Gap in STEM
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called for deliberate efforts to bridge the existing gender gap at all levels of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across the country.
Angelina Jolie Advocates for U.S. Domestic Violence Law
On Wednesday, bipartisan group of U.S. senators agreed a deal to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a tearful speech of support. Jolie’s voice broke as she acknowledged the women and children “for whom this legislation comes too late” in a speech in Washington D.C. “Standing here at the centre of our nation’s power, I can think only of everyone who has been made to feel powerless by their abusers by a system that failed to protect them,” Jolie, wearing a black suit and pearls, said. The Violence Against Women Act expired at the end of 2018, and U.S. President Joe Biden, who originally sponsored the bill as a senator in 1994, had campaigned on renewing it. The House of Representatives approved its renewal in a 244-172 vote almost a year ago, but the legislation stalled in…
The 1000 Campaign
By Tanya Maswaure
Valerie Lobo is just another ordinary teenager completing her A-Levels and working her way through high school but, now she is an ordinary teenager with fantastic A-level results changing the world one sanitary wear at a time. In 2021 after launching her campaign with a few friends, namely The Helping club, Chengeto Foundation and Go Zimbabwe, she changed the lives of hundreds of girls across her country.
Lariba Abudu’s Ghanaian Widows Summit: Touching lives, Inspiring Hope
By Tanya Maswaure
The Covid 19 pandemic has affected many communities in diverse ways, including socially, mentally, and economically; but the individuals who had the shorter stick were those who were already in challenging and unfortunate circumstances. Before the pandemic, data from the Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM) showed that a significant proportion of the female population in Ghana are widowed (Over 700,000 representing over 86% of all widowed persons in the country as of 2010). Also, with statistics showing that men are the significant breadwinners, especially in Africa; one can only imagine the struggles widows withstand. The pandemic has only escalated this issue with a total of over 5000 deaths due to covid in the past two years in Ghana alone. Fortunately, 500 widows had their holiday season completely elevated recently thanks to Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu’s great and very touching initiative.
